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Petersburg
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city in Menard County, Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- County
- Menard
- Total
- 1.56 sq mi (4.05 km )
- Land
- 1.56 sq mi (4.05 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 499 ft (152 m)
- Density
- 1,445.4/sq mi (558.08/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 17-59312
- Website
- www .petersburgil .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Petersburg is a city in and the county seat of Menard County, Illinois, United States, on the bluffs and part of the floodplain overlooking the Sangamon River. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area. The population was 2,258 at the 2020 census, nearly unchanged from 2010. Petersburg is located approximately 2 miles (3 km) north of New Salem, the original location where Abraham Lincoln first settled, as he started his career.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Petersburg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.